Care for Our Veterans

America’s soldiers represent the best of our character as a nation. They defend us at home and abroad. They serve as the shield and spear of our democracy. They deserve the gratitude of their country and we must strive to ensure that the care they receive when they return home reflects the steep costs they paid while they were away. We must never again allow our troops to be left without adequate medical care and the benefits they were promised. Any failure to respect our commitment to our veterans is a national shame.

I believe we must support our troops not only when they are overseas, but also when they return safely home. America’s veterans deserve not only our respect, they deserve our support. It is a crime when we see military personnel receiving poor medical care in decrepit facilities. It is a shame when we learn that representatives in Congress won’t even bother to meet with them. We must fight to secure veteran’s benefits, to provide the highest quality medical support for those wounded in battle, and to guarantee that those who honored their nation’s call by leaving are honored when they’ve returned safely home.